Friday, November 30, 2012

If you want to help Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools do a better job of recruiting staff and serving the folks they've got, now's the time to put in an application.

Superintendent Heath Morrison is reorganizing the human resources department after three studies he commissioned identified that office as dysfunctional. He announced today that will mean a number of new hires. Among the jobs now posted are three executive directors (salary range from about $82,000 to $105,000 a year), a talent acquisition manager and two support team leaders ($62,000 to $79,000).

According to a news release, the cost of new positions will be offset by cuts elsewhere.

A footnote for die-hard readers: Despite the leadership shakeup, some traditions live on. It's Friday afternoon and I'm waiting for school poverty numbers (already postponed by two weeks) and the leaders of the 22 new task forces.

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Sorry , but the fact the Morrison describing the HR department as "dysfunctional" is somewhat funny. Wonder what he thought before he singed his payday contract? Surely his pal and fellow Broadie Pete Gorman warned him?

Wiley, Every week cafeteria "statements" are handed out to teachers to give to students in arrears of payment. These are addressed to The parents of....... If there are only 4 or 5 multiply the $2,3,5,10 by the homerooms and the schools to see what is going on. Sadly, the waste of time in preparing these is matched by our frustration watching them tossed. No knowledge on whether there is a Lunch Lady Repo Dept.

When I got sick the human resources people played it like I was faking it. They made it feel like CMS was no place for me. HR attempted to coach me into understanding and accepting the CMS cover up culture. Truth, not important, perception is what matters at CMS. That really sealed the deal. There is life after CMS. Note to CMS: omission is an act of deception.

Great City Schools recently did an eight point analysis of the Anchorage school district

Each of those points should be CMS Human Resource department goals.

1.))The human resources (HR) department maintains timely and consistent communication with principals, department heads, and employees, a fact that has contributed to a high level of customer satisfaction with service delivery. The communications office has also played a strong role in this internal communication.

2.)) The HR organizational structure and staffing levels areappropriate-to-low for the department’s current functionality, generating a high degree of satisfaction both inside the department and from customers.

3.)) HR has an effective applicant tracking system, which has numerous user-friendly interfaces.

4.)) HR monitors attendance, correlates it with substitute usage, and provides regular reports on absences to schools and departments.

5.)) The HR department monitors turnover rates, communicates reasons for workforce attrition, and has addressed reasons for leaving, thereby contributing to a more stable work force.

6.)) HR focuses on efficiencies in its teacher recruitment and, based on past results, has eliminated all but five of its out-of-state job fairs.

7.)) Among initiatives to reduce employee benefits costs, HR required proof of all claimed dependents. This resulted in more than 500 claimed dependents being eliminated, thus reducing costs.

8.)) The executive director of HR reviews the department’s organizational structure annually and routinely reviews its work-flow processes for improvements in efficiencies and effectiveness

Since CMS is continueing to fail would it not be easier to send our students to Fort Mill? Bypass State and go straight for a actual education. Then we can get rid of Bolyn as well. Or will the troll follow his ignorance to SC?

9:25Hard core regulars here encourage you to conjure up the balls and manly courage to attach your REAL name to comments that disparage others who likely have an IQ well above plant life, unlike yours. Do us a favor, and go back to 3rd grade.